PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earl Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Grey
vs
Svensson

190 cm
31
205 lbs
11 - 5 - 1

191 cm
23
210 lbs
7 - 4 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Earl Grey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Magnus Svensson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Svensson.
Grey throws a body punch but Svensson moves out of range.
Grey tries to clinch there but Svensson circles away.

Grey has managed to clinch.
Svensson tries to break the clinch but Grey is controlling the position.
Svensson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grey has him pressed against the cage.
Grey throws an elbow but it misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Svensson dodges an elbow strike from Grey.
Svensson is struggling to control the position.
Svensson dodges an elbow strike from Grey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grey throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Grey controlling the action here for a moment.
Svensson is looking to break free of the clinch but Grey has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson pushes Grey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grey misses with an elbow strike.
Grey misses with an elbow strike.
Svensson is trying to push Grey away but Grey has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Grey avoiding damage.
Grey throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grey throws an elbow but misses.
Svensson avoids the elbow strike from Grey, against the cage.
Svensson avoids a wild elbow strike from Grey.
Svensson lands with a left to the head.
Svensson avoids the elbow strike from Grey, against the cage.

Svensson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grey checks a leg kick nicely.
Grey's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Svensson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Grey scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey scores with a crisp jab that stopped Svensson in his tracks.
A leg kick checked by Svensson.
Grey is looking to clinch.
Grey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Grey has managed to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Grey just misses with a elbow thrown towards Svensson's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grey throws an elbow but misses.
Grey pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Svensson trying to control the position but instead, Grey has worked for underhooks and has pushed Svensson into the cage.
Grey creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Svensson blocks an elbow strike.
Svensson tries to break free but Grey pushes him back against the cage.
Svensson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Grey looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey throws an elbow that misses.
Grey lands an elbow inside that Svensson shrugs off.
Grey displaying some good clinch control by pressing Svensson up against the cage.
Grey creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've been informed that Svensson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Svensson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Svensson keeps the fight on the outside.
A slow jab from Svensson misses its intended target.
Grey tries to clinch up but Svensson circles away and keeps his distance.
Svensson looks for the body kick but Grey saw that one coming.
Grey tries to clinch but Svensson is having none of it.
Grey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Svensson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Svensson throws a head kick but Grey moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey wants to clinch
and Svensson counters with a nice uppercut.
Svensson lands a nice shot to the body.
Svensson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grey is able to avoid easily.
A head kick misses from Svensson.
Svensson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Grey wants to clinch up but Svensson keeps it at a distance.
Grey avoids the head kick by Svensson.
Grey moves in looking to clinch but Svensson pushes him off.
Svensson swats away the attempt to clinch by Grey.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grey doesn't manage to clinch there - Svensson circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Magnus Svensson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Svensson circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick from Svensson lands but Grey takes it in his stride.
Grey looks to land a right hand but Svensson moved out of range.
Svensson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Grey wants to clinch up but Svensson keeps it at a distance.
Grey pivots, looking for a leg kick but Svensson is out of range and Grey settles back down.
Grey throws the left hand but Svensson avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Svensson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grey blocks the body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svensson circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch combination from Svensson misses.
Grey tries to counter by clinching up but Svensson breaks away and moves out of range.
Grey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey avoids the body shot from Svensson.
Earl Grey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Svensson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Grey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Svensson manages to avoid it.
Svensson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grey throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Svensson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Svensson connects with a solid leg kick.

Grey moves into range and clinches up with Svensson.
Grey throws an elbow that misses.
Svensson is trying to stall.
Svensson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Grey pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Svensson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grey stalling the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey throws an elbow but it misses.
Svensson blocks an elbow strike.
Grey is struggling to control the position.
Grey looking to slow down the pace here.

Svensson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Svensson throws the kick towards the body but Grey avoids it.
Grey is looking to clinch but Svensson is avoiding it.
Svensson throws out a counter right but Grey avoids it with no problem.
Svensson lands with a kick to the temple. Grey shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Svensson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Grey tries to clinch there but Svensson circles away.
Svensson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Svensson throws a sloppy head kick and Grey moves out of range easily.
Svensson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Svensson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Svensson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

Grey gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Grey misses with an elbow over the top.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Svensson looking to stall.
Svensson avoids the elbow strike from Grey, against the cage.
Svensson avoids the elbow strike from Grey, against the cage.
Grey gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Grey just misses with a elbow thrown towards Svensson's brow.

Svensson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Svensson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grey.
Svensson is looking to land body kicks.
Svensson is looking to score with low kicks.
Svensson throws a head kick that misses.
As Svensson tries to get set, Grey tries to push him back and clinch up but Svensson manages to avoid the attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey is looking to clinch but Svensson is avoiding it.
Svensson keeps the fight on the outside.
Svensson feints a counter leg kick.
Svensson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grey wants to clinch.
Svensson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Grey throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Grey wants to clinch.
Svensson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Svensson. Grey shrugs it off though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Magnus Svensson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Grey throws a sloppy head kick and Svensson moves out of range easily.
Grey misses with an uppercut. Svensson saw that one coming.
Svensson thinks about the counter body kick.
Grey doesn't manage to clinch there - Svensson circles away.
As Grey backs off Svensson throws a huge counter combo but Grey manages to avoid it all.
Grey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grey tries to close the distance and clinch but Svensson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grey throws a low kick but it's checked well by Svensson.
Svensson wants to slow Grey down by chopping away at his legs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Svensson throws out a counter right but Grey avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svensson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grey is looking to clinch but Svensson is avoiding it.
Grey tries to clinch but Svensson moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Svensson - that will leave a mark!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson throws a wild body kick that Grey sees coming a mile off.
Grey tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Svensson manages to circle out of the way.
Grey is looking to clinch but Svensson is avoiding it.
Svensson throws a head kick that misses.
Grey misses with a head kick.
Svensson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Svensson swings for the body but Grey moves out of range.
Grey is looking to counter the offense by Svensson and move into the clinch.
Svensson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Svensson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Grey tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Svensson manages to circle out of the way.

Svensson gets tackled into the cage by Grey. Grey maintains the clinch.
Grey misses with an elbow over the top.
Grey's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Svensson blocks an elbow strike.
Earl Grey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson avoids the elbow strike from Grey, against the cage.
Grey throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grey throws an elbow but misses.
Svensson is trying to push Grey away but Grey has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Grey throws an elbow that misses.
Grey misses with an elbow over the top.
Svensson working hard to break the clinch.
Svensson tries to throw a body punch but Grey avoids it by throwing Svensson back against the cage.

Svensson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Svensson.
Grey tries to counter by clinching up but Svensson breaks away and moves out of range.
A cross from Svensson lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grey sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Grey throws a leg kick but Svensson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Grey has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Grey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Svensson.
Grey misses with a low kick.
Svensson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Grey checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Grey tries to counter by clinching up but Svensson breaks away and moves out of range.
Svensson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Magnus Svensson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Svensson misses with a wild body shot.
Grey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grey misses with a lunging right hand
and Svensson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Svensson cracks Grey with a right hand to the side of the head.
Grey blocks the body kick.
Svensson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey tries to clinch up.
Magnus Svensson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Grey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Svensson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Svensson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Grey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Svensson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grey doesn't manage to clinch there - Svensson circles away.
Svensson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grey tries to clinch
and Svensson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Grey misses with an uppercut. Svensson saw that one coming.
Svensson checks the leg kick.
Svensson staying out of range there.
It seemed like Svensson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A slow jab from Grey misses its intended target.
Svensson scores with a push kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Magnus Svensson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Svensson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magnus Svensson!
A relieved looking Magnus Svensson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Earl Grey stepped up to the mic, saying 'I got cheated! I got cheated and you know it!'.